This is a colleague I joke with about being a minority in law school. She reminds me that there are less Indian American students enrolled in the law school than African American students. And even less women. She's first generation Indian.

Bus stops often seem desolate and scary, occupying people from all walks of life at different points. Bus stops are also connectors from one place to another. I feel like that’s what my education has been for me, sometimes lonely, sometimes scary and overwhelming, all while offering the opportunity to meet a variety of people and connecting me to the next levels of my life and career.

Tradition, especially in the South, socializes young girls to want a "white picket fence" life. That view is dated and it's ok to challenge that. It's also okay to live a white-picket-fence life if that's what YOU choose.